Trousers and like press



1,568,843 D. FULLER TROUSERS mm pms PRESS Filed June 1'4. 192] 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR $7.9 1; I E/l!!- sept. 16 19 1.

D. .FULLER TROUSERS AND LIKE PRsss J d R7 F o Cum/a Patented Sept. 16, i924.

MNETE dTATELfi I tsetse DYSON FULLER, F SOUTI-IEND, ENGLALTD.

TROUSERS ND LIKE PRESS.

Application filed J'unel, 1921. Serial No. 477306.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, DYsoN FULLER, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, whose post-office address is 7 Tylers 5 Avenue, Southend, Essex, England, have invented new and useful Improvements in and Connected with Trousers and like Presses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in 10 and connected with trousers and like presses and to the type in which the trousers press is combined with achair, the press ordinarily forming part of the back of the chair. The invention. has for its object to provide an improved construction of press of this kind.

In accordance with one feature of the invention press members are mounted on the backof the chair by hinges disposed in such a manner that the press members open lengthwise of the back of the chair. In the preferred construction these press members each consist of two slats or strips of wood or the like hinged together longitudinally so that they fold upon one another, one being detachably secured to the back of the chair, say by means of bolts.

In accordance with another feature means are provided for pressing the movable slats or'strips against those attached to the chair back, said means including wedges or the like adapted to be inserted between the hinged slats or strips and suitable abutments on the chair.

Other features will hereinafter appear,

and will be pointed out in the annexed claims.

Two embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one form of the improved combined trousers press and chair with the'press members in open position. Fig. 2 is a detail in perspective of one of the press members detached, and Fig. 3 an end elevation with the hinged strip or slat in half-opened position. Fig. f is a plan of the chair seat with the back feet removed and with the wedge members in their effective position. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the chair with the hinged strips or slats closed and the wedge blocks pressed into position flush with the chair seat. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the chair with the press in closed position. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a chair showing associated various means, any or all of which may be employed, for imparting pressure to the hinged slats. f

As shown in Figs. 1 to 6 to the back legs a of the chair near the-upper and lower ends are fitted strips of wood 5 for the like with slots or the like 0 in which may engage bolts'd carried by the one portion of each press member. These press members each consist of two strips of Wood or the like e c hinged opposite one another, the one strip ebemg secured by the bolts 03 and wing nuts d to the cross members I), the hinges f being fitted with the'pins or pivots thereof disposed on or near the outer surface of the movable strip so that when the movable strip 6 is foldedinto closed position, a lateral movement of such strip takes place imparting aslight lateral stretching movement to the trousers inserted between them.

The folding strip 6 in lieu of being hinged directly to the strip '6 may, as shown,

be hinged to a separate member 9 connected by means of spring pressed bolts h to the wedges and to be turned down into position flush'with the chair seat to compress between the strips e e the trousers to be pressed, the

blocks in this position contributing to the chair seat. V y

In lieu of providing a large opening in the chair seat as shown, I may provide a merepassage for the trousers and arrange that the hinged strips 6 be interrupted or slotted to correspond'with the thickness of the chair seat to-permit' of the strips 6' being turned outwards for the insertion of the trousers and I may provide in lieuof the wedge shaped blocks is other means of compressing the trousers between the strips 6 c. In Fig. 7 I have shown various devices by which this pressure may be exerted. These devicesmay be usedeither separately or together. Asexamples of the means which may be employed for this purpose I have shown spring clips Z adapted to embrace the back feet a of the chair, and

to press the strips 6 tightly against trousers held between them and the strips 6. l have also shown a transverse bar on between which and the strips 6 may be inserted wedges a. Hingec extensions 0 attached to the arms of the chair are also shown for this purpose, and beneath the chair seat I have shown wedge pieces or blocks p as being inserted between abutments attached to the back feet and the movable strips 6.

As shown in Eig. 6 there is provided in conjunction with the press a trousers grip ping device by which the trousers may be held securely while they are being pulled at the other end, and the press members are being closed whereby to ensure stretching of the trousers. This trousers gripping device may consist of buttons attached to the chair back at the top and adapted to grip the trousers. In the form shown, however, the trousers gripping device comprises plates, washers, buttons or the like 9 carried on bolts r and pressed by means of springs 8 against a ledge or top plate 2, projecting behind the chair back at its upper end, the trousers being adapted to be gripped between the plate or washer Q and the adjacent surface of the projecting ledge or top plate t.

The top plate t and a corresponding lower plate 6' project forwardly so as to lie flush with the under or fixed slat or strip and thereby ensure continuity of surface present ed to the trousers. These plates also act as guides for the press members.

In use of the trousers press shown in the drawings the strips (2 6 adapted to engage the trousers and to be closed to form the crease are moved into position along the guides or slots in the chair back and fixed by means of the Wing nuts (Z in a position to suit the width of trousers to be pressed. The strips 6' are turned outwards and the trousers hung over the front side of the back of the chair. The trousers are secured to the projecting ledge or top plate It by means of the plates or washers Then the trousers are pulled straight by pulling the bottom edge. Then the strips 6 are turned inwards and the wedges or the like are pressed down-- wards into the space between the back of the seat and the chair back. The chair may now be used as an ordinary chair.

It Will be obvious that the strips or slats which come opposite each other may differ in Width, and that pressure may be applied 'to bring pressure on the movable strips 0 reoasae first to one side then to the other of trousers thus allowing for adjustment or tne trousers.

he space afforded by removal of a of the chair seat may vary. in factwhole seat may be removable or replaceabl so that when replaced it serves as the wedg is r slats and thus on the garment.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is l. A combined chair and trousers press comprising a chair having an opening be tween the chair back and the chair seat, a pair of press members each composed of two vertical pivotally connected slats, positioned adjacent, and supplementing, the chair back and extending through said opening to below the seat level, means for adjustably securing one slat of each pair of press mem bers to the chair back, the other slat of each pair being free to swing away from its companion slat and into the opening, wedging blocks hinged to the side edges of the seat, and swingable inwards into the opening and between the back edge of the seat and the slats, whereby to thrust the swinging slats into pr-essii1grelatio11 with the other slats and also to supplement the normal seat area.

2. A combined chair and trousers press comprising a. chair having an opening between the chair seat and the chair back, a pair of press members each composed of two vertical pivotally connected slats supplementing the ohair back and extending below the seat level, means for adjustably securing one slat of each pair to the chair back the other slat of each pair being able to swing open and into the opening, wedging blocks hinged to the side edges of the seat for swinging inwards into the aforesaid opening and between the back edge ofthe seat, and the slats, where-by to thrust the swinging slats into pressing relation with the other slats, and also to supplement the seat area,'said wedging blocks assuming a flush position with respect to the seat, whereby to receive side support from the seat edge, a top plate on the chair back, and spring controlled clips mounted on said top plate to hold the articles for stretching between the slats of each pair of press members before the pressing operation.

DYSON FULLER. 

